Global InformationSergio Canavero information
Sergio Canavero | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Turin, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Honorary professor (Harbin Medical University) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurosurgery |
Sergio Canavero (born 1964) is an Italian neurosurgeon known for his controversial claims about the near-term feasibility of head transplantation—the grafting of a head onto a new body—in humans. He made headlines in 2015 when he publicly announced that he would perform such a procedure on a human in two years' time.[1] In 2017, Canavero and colleagues performed a rehearsal head transplantation procedure on two cadavers,[2] and he announced his intention to "imminently" perform the operation on a live human patient paralyzed from the neck down.[3]
- ^ Sample, Ian (2015-02-25). "First full body transplant is two years away, surgeon claims". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Ren, Xiaoping; Li, Ming; Zhao, Xin; Liu, Zehan; Ren, Shuai; Zhang, Yafang; Zhang, Shide; Canavero, Sergio (November 2017). "First cephalosomatic anastomosis in a human model". Surgical Neurology International. 8 (276): 50. doi:10.4103/sni.sni_415_17. PMC 5705925. PMID 31528388.
- ^ Knapton, Sarah (2017-11-17). "World's first human head transplant a success, controversial scientist claims". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-12-04.